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STORAGE BATTERY CELL TTGRNEY moy seperate supporting 'meer er es siownbest in Figs. 5 and 6 of tile drewirf* The supports, 3 which extendomver io the conventions! oeil for supporti iio' oro or the 'pistes andseparotors vsuoi Wi'iioii provi/cies a. spese 'for the irisetive. met'si in the ybottom the also provie'fi 'with notches of :ipprorinizriieiythe ss/mefvviciti'x as the notches 2a for removing the iovver of thepositive oi-stes and the separators for supporting iower edges oi.' theplates thus iesving; ings 3b upon die upper sies on which rest thenegative pistes 6, the negative 'pistes s. rightly shorter than thepositive pistes es wveii as narrower as riesireci, hoW- ever, it vffi'ibe notec' that they may be pee mitteri to extend ,e iittie higher thanthe top sirio om?, een be the seme length aesired.

in the moiied form of eonstrgetioiL shown in Figs. 5 and ooit therirevvings, the supporting 'portiers 2 are separate supporting* memberswhieii rit iii the opposite omis ofthe imttery jars emi are proviieriwith grooves and ribs 2 the some those which ere siiovvn es beingintegral portions of the ends of the jars.- The means for 'supportingthe lov/er eges of the pistes in time mociiieri 'form shown in Figs.5,'79 sofi 8 ir1- elusivees foiiows:

Between the ribs 3 ere positionef. e pire rsiity of supporting: members7 emi 8 in the form o' i member Z and i... members 8 composed of iiorfirobber or other ron-cori duc-ting' mm'ierisi? it "being preferirei topiece s siepeci member i in the midie ssii. t@ shape member 8 the omisbetween the ribs 3 with e. vertieoi memioer oi" eeeii er 'upivsrfifsiightiv stove softer the riiis E sod provide@ with u tire 'bottoms or'which are ievei oit the ribs 3 sofi iesv- ,me projections if. Tiri restthe flower edges of positive vpistes @met separators Wiiiie on theprojections 'Td resi' the negative pistes., itvoeiiig ooteri. soggettivemov pro truffle above the positive pistes enti separati tors at theshown test in Figi. 8. However, it is obvious that if desired thesenegetive pistes may iis siigiotiy shorter than time 'positive Both themembers and 8 are giroviviesfi vvitii these grooves FL saisiproieotioris "KD thus proviiog supports tort'he lower edges of thepistes at the mifiriie :trici meer each enel to prevent their shiftingsitio- Weys soci homing; ti1 riggi-:iiy in position to prevent theirroispioeeirient, warping, twisting" or "buddies,

it vsfiii be noted, ooWever. that side edge supports mov used Witheetthe iovver edge supports or 'tile iov: e supports Used Without the sirioeo or tooth useri desired trium* prineipie or' our inver mossos ThoughWe have shown and desoribevi e. partie-nier construction, combinationand errangement of parts and 'portions'snei certain modificationsthereof, We do not Wish to te limited to this psrtiooisr construction,eombinetioo and arrzmgement` rior to the moditreaties'` thereof butdesire toinoiurie in the purview of our invention, the eoristriiotiomcombination and arrangement substsntiaiiy es set forth in the appendedclaims.

it is obvious that with this constructions. there is provided means forsupporting time side edges or either the positive or toe regstive platesin vertical grooves for hoiimg them rigidly in position et the eriges;that there is provided means for soppomg them at their lower sides, thatsuch meses may be provided if desired'vvith spaces enough to permitexpansion eno contraction of the pistes; that the plates do not dependupon the supports, one against the other; that the weer on theseparators is thereby reriuceci to o minimum; that the iiaiiiiity of thepistes to Werp, buckle or twist is eiso redriee to e minimum; that thepistes being' heiri in spaced relation at the edlges are not isfoe toContact with each other ami thereby short the circuit; that the meansmay ioe readi'iy applied in any battery by integr-si supports moldedbattery jars eireely eonstroeteri.

Hoving thus rieseribe our' iovsotior 'what we oisim as new emi esire toseeure iov Letters Patent is:

storsg-e battery oei?, inoiuding e jar *with esti meesters provide withvertieei spaced eport rooves therein extending from the tops or' t. epistes positioned therein to the iiottom of the jar and of s Wicitio tore oeive plete en a pair of se erstere, piotes with their sirio eoigesmeente in the mit'idie oi" seid grooves and separator plates with theirsicie edges mounted io seid grooves on opposite sitios or" seid edges ofssi pistes,

`:omounteci in the middie o said grooves sieri separators with theirside emi lower edges mounted 1n said grooves and notoires, the edges ofe plete and two separators lodges in each groove emi notch, iiing' saidgrooves l ami notches.

3. A storage battery eeii, ineiucing e ier provideci with s piuraiitv ofspaeeri grooves in its ends and Conforming; positioned notches in thebottom ribs of saiei ier., a piste of? one polarity with its side emibottorrEm therein or by inserts positioiieri isV moese? edges mounted ineach of said grooves and notches und two separator plates with the sideand bottom edges mounted in each of said grooves and notches on oppositesides of said one polarity plate and another narrower plate of theopposite pole ymounted between said separators and between said groovesand notches and resting on and against the ribs positioned betweegrooves and notches.

in testimony whereof We have hezeufoto set our hands at Los Angeles,Co.;ome

this 27th dey of otober, 1920.

CHRISTPHER FVL'QNELL. ARTHUR O. GAKRRFT WLLXAM L. HOF AAN.

